Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: BlueSky Software

Licensor: Warner Bros.

Sound driver: GEMS

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-02^[1]^[2]		1062
US (Mega Hit)	1997-09^[3]	$19.9919.99^[3]	1062
EU	1995-03^[4]		1062-50
PT	199x
UK	1995-03^[4]	£34.9934.99^[5]	1062-50
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x		FDES05SMC
BR	1995-05		048100

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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote is a Sega Mega Drive platform game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Originally released in the United States in February 1995, the game is based on the 1948 cartoon characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

Gameplay

Characters

Both Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote have a slightly different game to go through, having different items to collect and sharing some of the levels but having a completely different level order.

	Wile E. Coyote
	Press to leap, to run, and to jump. Hold down and walk to crawl. Crates - Jump into one of these to obtain one of Wile E.'s famous gadgets, such as Rocket Shoes, Spring Shoes, a Jackhammer, a Flying Suit, and an Umbrella. Road Runner - If you're able to catch him, he'll quickly run off-screen and leave behind six Stamps and a clock that will attract towards you. Boulders - If you find any with dynamite, press down on the wooden box to blow it high. Run underneath it or jump on top of it to explore new places, though it'll quickly fall back the way it came.
	Road Runner
	Press to "meep meep", to run, and to jump. Hold down to peck and eat bird seed. Boosters - Hit one of these to quickly fly forward at incredibly fast speeds. Loops - Road Runner is fast enough to run around loops reminiscent of Sonic the Hedgehog. Wile E. Coyote - If you see a crate, watch out, as Wile E. will pop out and try to grab you. If he catches you, you'll pay with a large portion of health. If you trick him into smashing into something however, he'll drop six Stamps and a clock that'll attract towards you.

Levels

Wile E. Coyote and RoadRunner have different second acts depending on the character. Playing as either will result in the first two stages being flipped; Wile E. gets Red Rock Rendezvous first, then Buttes and Ladders, while Road Runner gets the opposite.

	Red Rock Rendezvous

	Buttes and Ladders

	Choo Choo Terrain

	Karl's Bad Caverns

	Granite Gulch

	Grand Finale

Items

	Stamps
	allow the player to reach a bonus stage after collecting a certain amount
	Health
	adds to the player's health bar
	Turbo
	gives the player a temporary speed boost
	Time
	adds to the time limit at the bottom of the screen
	Extra Life
	gives the player an extra chance at completing the level

History

The game is developed by BlueSky Software, the company well known for making the Vectorman series. The player can play as either the Road Runner, who spends the game avoiding the Wile E.'s traps, or Wile E. Coyote, who spends the game attempting to catch the Road Runner.

The game was later released in North America as part of the Mega Hit Series.

Production credits

Producer: Tony Van
Assistant Producer: Greg Becksted
Project Manager: Jennifer Cleary
Product Manager: France Tantiado
Lead Programmers: Barbara Michalec, Ron Thompson
Programming Team: Keith Freiheit, John Fulbright, Bonita Kane, Jason Weesner
Animation Lead: Marty Davis
Animation Team: Drew Krevi, Amber Long
Background Art and Design Team: Jeff Jonas, Geoff Knobel, Amber Long, Mark Lorenzen, Brandan McDonald, Tom Moon, Jeff Remmer, John Roy, Rick Schmitz, Joe Shoopack
Sound and Music: Sam Powell
Test Leads: Gregg Vogt, Arnold Feener, Aaron Loichinger
Testers: Aaron Bandur, Blair Bullock, Don Carmichael, Nathan Clark, Philip Co, Ben Cureton, Robert De Loach, Sean Doidge, David Forster, Howard Gipson, Devan Hammack, Scott Hill, Lloyd Kinoshita, Randy Kreidt, John Melchior, Kim Rogers, Sam Saliba, Eric Simonich, Tim Spengler, Andrew Stess, Dan Weber, Michael Wu
Manual: Carol Ann & Neil Hanshaw
Special Thanks to: Christine Bertoglio, Rosie Cosgrove, John Crumlish, Jerry Huber, Rich Karpp, Chris Kreidel, Sharie Lynn, Willie Mancero, Laetitia May, Chuck Osieja, Catherine Sollecito, Jane Shrigley, Holly Stein, Sufton Trout

Source:

US manual^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

IT advert (1995)

Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #9: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #24: "May 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[8]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

82

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

84

^[10]

Cool Gamer (RU)

70

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

37

^[12]

Digitiser (UK)

40

^[13]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[15]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)

80

^[16]

Freak (IL)

84

^[17]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[18]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

79

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

64

^[22]

Mega (UK)

PAL

69

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

55

^[24]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[25]

Player One (FR)

80

^[26]

Players (BR)

50

^[27]

Play Time (DE)

64

^[28]

Power Up! (UK)

75

^[29]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

46

^[4]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

55

^[30]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[31]

SuperGamePower (BR)

80

^[32]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

50

^[33]

Todo Sega (ES)

79

^[34]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

50

^[35]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

62

^[36]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[37]

	66
Based on 31 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote/Technical information.

References

↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 148
↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 92
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 38
↑ File:Desert Demolition MD US Manual.pdf, page 10
↑ Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 81
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 192
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 62
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 101
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-09)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Game Informer, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 14
↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 71
↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 48
↑ Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 79
↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Players, "Dez 95" (BR; 1995-1x-xx), page 22
↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 13, 1995" (UK; 1995-05-13), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 38
↑ SuperGamePower, "Agosto 1995" (BR; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 51
↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 47
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 49
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 92
↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

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[:File:GamePro_US_068.pdf_p148-1] GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p54-2] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54

[Press_release:_1997-06-19:_BACK_BY_POPULAR_DEMAND_--_SEGA_RELAUNCHES_GENESIS_GAMES_AT_VALUE_PRICES-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p92-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 92

[:File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p38-5] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 38

[:File:Desert_Demolition_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p10-6] File:Desert Demolition MD US Manual.pdf, page 10

[:File:SegaVisions_US_24.pdf_p81-7] Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 81

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 192

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_3.pdf_p18-9] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_041.pdf_p106-10] Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106

[11] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 62

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p101-12] Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 101

[digitiser1995-05-09-13] Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-09)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_31.pdf_p78-14] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:EGM_US_068.pdf_p34-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34

[16] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 95

[17] Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0303.pdf_p18-18] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0804.pdf_p50-19] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p44-20] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:GameInformer_US_023.pdf_p14-21] Game Informer, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 14

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-03.pdf_p71-22] MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 71

[:File:Mega_UK_30.pdf_p48-23] Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 48

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf_p79-24] Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 79

[:File:NextGeneration_US_04.pdf_p96-25] Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p98-26] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:Players_BR_02.pdf_p22-27] Players, "Dez 95" (BR; 1995-1x-xx), page 22

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-04.pdf_p106-28] Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106

[29] Power Up!, "Saturday, May 13, 1995" (UK; 1995-05-13), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_66.pdf_p56-30] Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_44.pdf_p38-31] Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 38

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_017.pdf_p70-32] SuperGamePower, "Agosto 1995" (BR; 1995-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p51-33] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 51

[:File:TodoSega_ES_25.pdf_p47-34] Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 47

[35] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 49

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p92-36] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 92

[:File:VideoGames_US_75.pdf_p66-37] VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

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Contents

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History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References